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Park ranger applications soar after wage hike
ATTRACTIVE JOB: Fewer than 10 percent of applicants were accepted, with those set to assume work in the nation’s forests representing several generations and communities
By Chien Hui-ju and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Competition to become a park ranger reached a new peak this year, the Forestry Bureau said on Tuesday.
After the number of applications nearly doubled from last year, only 9.9 percent of those who applied could be accepted, the bureau said.
In total, 313 hopefuls vied for 31 positions, compared with 178 who tested for 39 open positions last year, it said.